### 45.3 DCL command-line syntax

A dcl command has the following syntax:

    dcl [-f format] [–o output] input ... [–v]

Command-line switches and options override corresponding configuration-file settings. Switches can appear in any order, preceding the name(s) of the input file(s) to which they apply. Case is not significant, and space is allowed between a switch and its option. For example, all the following are equivalent:

    -fN
    -Fn
    -f n
    -F N

You can specify each argument zero or more times, and each affects only the input files named after it on the command line.

In this section:

§45.3.1 Command-line switch -f format

§45.3.2 Command-line switch -o output

§45.3.3 Command-line argument input ...

§45.3.4 Command-line switch -v

§45.3.5 Additional command-line switches

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Sibling Topics:

45.1 How the DCL filter works

45.2 Using the DCL filter

45.4 Specifying output file paths and names

45.5 About DCL technology